{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"\u201cIf you\u2019re 65 and healthy, you may be living another 30 years.\u201d That changes EVERYTHING - Michael Clinton. Longevity Nation","description":"  Nothing like a fast-moving, inspiring, laugh-filled conversation about living longer, living louder\u2026 and refusing to sit quietly on the sidelines of life. That\u2019s exactly what happened on this week\u2019s Wellness Wednesday edition of Keeping the \u201cLive\u201d in Alive! when I welcomed powerhouse guest Michael Clinton to The Debbie Nigro Show. Michael \u2014 former president of Hearst Magazines and now founder of Roar Forward \u2014 joined me fresh off the launch of his bestselling new book, Longevity Nation, which was just selected by the prestigious Next Big Idea Club as one of the books expected to shape conversations for the year ahead. And honestly? I can see why. We\u2019re Not Just Living Longer\u2026 We\u2019re Living DIFFERENTLY Michael shared a staggering reality: \u201cIf you\u2019re 65 and healthy, you may be living another 30 years.\u201d That changes EVERYTHING. Career paths. Relationships. Retirement. Housing. Friendships. Purpose. Health. Identity. Michael explained how countries like Japan already adapted to this \u201cnew longevity\u201d mindset far faster than the United States \u2014 with cultures intentionally built around connection, community, and aging with dignity and engagement. One statistic that stopped me cold? \u201cToday\u2019s five-year-old has a 50% chance to live to 100.\u201d Whoa. The Loneliness Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About One of the most powerful parts of our conversation centered around loneliness \u2014 a major theme featured in a recent excerpt from Michael\u2019s book. Michael talked about how intentional human connection has become critical in longer lives. And one of Michael\u2019s BEST lines of the interview? \u201cTexting doesn\u2019t count. You need flesh and blood togetherness.\u201d YES. He encouraged people to schedule connection, make friendships multi-generational, travel together, gather more often, and stop assuming social interaction will magically happen on its own. I loved hearing about his adventure travel community and how they intentionally stay connected in real life \u2014 not just online. Meet the \u201cRe-Imagineers\u201d One of my favorite concepts from Michael\u2019s work is what he calls the \u201cRe-Imagineers.\u201d These are people over 50 who suddenly realize: \u201cI may have another 25\u201330 GOOD years ahead of me\u2026 now what?\u201d And instead of slowing down, they\u2019re: launching businesses learning new skills going back to school traveling creating starting second careers falling in love again reinventing themselves completely Basically\u2026 my kind of people. Michael pointed out that older entrepreneurs are often MORE successful because they have wisdom, relationship capital, industry knowledge, and perspective younger founders may not yet have. I nearly jumped out of my chair because I\u2019ve been saying this forever: \u201cMagic happens in the balance of talents between youth and wisdom.\u201d - Debbie Nigro Bottom Line? This wasn\u2019t a conversation about aging. It was a conversation about POSSIBILITY. About purpose. About staying curious. About refusing to emotionally retire from life. About finding new reasons to wake up excited. As Michael said so beautifully, this generation is rewriting the script for what life after 50, 60, 70 \u2014 and beyond \u2014 can look like. Enjoy this inspiring and important conversation with Michael Clinton, author of Longevity Nation on \u201cKeeping the \u2018Live\u2019 in \u2018Alive\u2019! on The Debbie Nigro Show. It\u2019s important insight into how the world of living longer has changed. It\u2019s about living longer with purpose, fighting loneliness, reinvention after 50, and why the \u201cRe-Imagineers\u201d are redefining aging.     ","author_name":"The Debbie Nigro Show","author_url":"http:\/\/www.debbienigro.com","html":"